Attention Rutgers Community:
The Rutgers Police Department is investigating an aggravated assault which is reported to have occurred on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at approximately 3:30 AM at the intersection of Mine Street and Union Street in the city of New Brunswick.
In this incident the victims, who are affiliated with the University, reported that while walking they were approached by three male perpetrators. After a brief verbal exchange the perpetrators began to strike the victims causing one to fall to the ground. They then fled the area in an unknown direction. One victim sustained a non-life threatening injury and was treated and released at a local hospital. No weapons were used during this incident and no demands for property were made to the victims.
The perpetrators are described as one white male wearing a red jacket with a grey hooded shirt and blue jeans, one white male with long blond hair wearing a baseball cap with a grey hooded shirt, and a third white male with no further description.
The Rutgers Police Department is actively investigating this incident and asks that anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, contact the Rutgers Police Department Detective Bureau at 848-932-8025.
The Rutgers University Police Department reminds you that you can reduce your chances of being a crime victim by taking reasonable precautions, including:
• Immediately report suspicious activity to local law enforcement;
• Remaining alert and aware of the people and circumstances around you;
• Avoid isolated or dark areas;
• Walking in groups when traveling during late night hours.
The Rutgers University Police Department provides escorts to students, faculty, and staff upon request. The escorts provide our community with personalized service to their vehicles, campus residence, or the University's mass transit system. In order to request a security escort we ask that an individual contact the police communications center at 732-932-7211.
For more crime prevention information please visit the Rutgers Public Safety website at http://rupd.rutgers.edu/crimetips.shtml.
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Authority:
Chief Kenneth Cop
February 27, 2016
